RDBMS Job Trends in Scotland

Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring RDBMS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 117 248
Rank change year-on-year - +131 -57
Permanent jobs citing RDBMS 0 4 30
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland - 0.21% 0.48%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category - 1.32% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 11
10th Percentile - - £52,500
25th Percentile - £63,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile - £71,875 -
90th Percentile - £72,250 -
UK median annual salary £66,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -1.48% +3.85% -3.70%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Scotland

RDBMS falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 276 302 1,819
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 8.21% 15.69% 29.10%
Number of salaries quoted 78 185 500
10th Percentile £27,000 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £40,833
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,750 £55,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.91% +2.80% -10.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,125 £96,595 £77,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

RDBMS
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RDBMS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

RDBMS job vacancy trend in Scotland

RDBMS
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing RDBMS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing RDBMS